Nina Warken is set to succeed Thorsten Frei (CDU) as head of the chancellery. Carsten Linnemann, who had been serving as the general secretary of Merz's CDU party, is then to take over Warken's role as health minister. #EuropeNews
By Nela Heidner & Euronews
Published on
24/07/2026 - 11:20 GMT+2
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a major reshuffle of his cabinet on Friday ahead of a series of key regional elections.
The move comes as Merz attempts to inject new life into his increasingly unpopular government, which has so far struggled to fulfill its pledges to ignite the economy.
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Health Minister Warken will be the first woman to hold the powerful chancellory post.
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